稠油分子间相互作用及致黏机制的分子模拟研究

Molecular Simulation Study on Intermolecular Interactions in Heavy Oil and Their Contribution Mechanism to Viscosity

  • 摘要: 稠油中重质组分通过各种分子间作用形成稳定的聚集体,对稠油的高黏度具有重要贡献,但目前缺乏这些相互作用对稠油黏度贡献的量化研究。以胜利油田郑364区块稠油的典型平均分子结构为基础,采用改进的B−L法构建了其分子组分模型;结合分子动力学模拟,应用“组分抽离法”,系统考察了重质组分质量分数变化对体系黏度的影响规律;并采用主成分分析法(PCA),定量分析了范德华力、氢键和π−π堆积等分子间相互作用与宏观黏度的内在关联。模拟结果表明,沥青质与胶质是稠油致黏的关键组分,明确了胶质和沥青质对黏度的贡献主要来源分别为π−π堆积和氢键作用。郑364区块稠油中,组分间氢键相互作用对体系黏度的贡献度最为显著。通过耦合“组分抽离法”与PCA统计分析,在分子尺度上定量揭示了稠油组分及其相互作用对黏度的贡献,明确了稠油致黏机制,为高效降黏剂的筛选提供了理论依据。

     

    Abstract: In heavy oil, heavy components form aggregates through various intermolecular interactions, which contribute significantly to its high viscosity. However, there is currently a lack of quantitative studies on the contribution of these interactions to the viscosity of heavy oil. Based on the typical average molecular structure of heavy oil from the Block Zheng 364 of Shengli Oilfield, a molecular component model was constructed using the modified Boduszynski-Li (B-L) method. Combined with molecular dynamics simulations and the “component extraction method,” the influence of changes in mass fraction of heavy components on the system’s viscosity was systematically investigated. Principal component analysis (PCA) was employed to quantitatively analyze the intrinsic correlations between macroscopic viscosity and intermolecular interactions, including van der Waals, Coulombic, hydrogen bonding, and π-π stacking, etc. Simulation results indicate that asphaltenes and resins are the key components responsible for the high viscosity of heavy oil. It is clarified that the contribution of resins and asphaltenes to viscosity primarily originate from π-π stacking and hydrogen bonding, respectively. Hydrogen bonding interactions between components contribute most significantly to the system’s viscosity in the heavy oil of the Block Zheng 364. By coupling the “component extraction method” with PCA statistical analysis, this study quantitatively unveils the contribution of heavy oil components and their interactions to viscosity at the molecular scale, thereby deepening the understanding of the contribution mechanism in heavy oil viscosity. The findings provide a theoretical basis for the screening of high-efficiency viscosity reducers.

     

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